Events

Join us for a special optometry panel with Dr. Ben Thompson, Dr. Andre Stanberry, Dr. Tammy Labreche, and Dr. Jennifer Hunter. Mediation provided by Dr. Stan Woo, Director of the School of Optometry.

In memory of Dr. Igor Ivkovic, the Department of Systems Design Engineering (SYDE) holds Igor Acts of Kindness Day annually on April 2. On this day, we invite you to brighten someone’s day in his honour through a small gesture of kindness.

Socratica hosts weekly co-working sessions for you to work on your passion projects with likeminded people.

We are hosting our Symposium event on April 2. Come by, see demos, ask questions, meet cool friends, and have dinner on us! We have 25+ diverse and high-effort passion projects at varying stages of completion from throughout the term.

We invite you to join us on Wednesday April 3, 2024 for our annual Desmarais Family Summit.

Join us on campus on April 4th for a full-day symposium: an interdisciplinary event where a variety of people and organizations across the private and public sectors will come together to discuss and learn about the opportunities and challenges provided by robotics over the coming 5-10 years.

We will have several keynote talks from experts in various fields related to the future of robotics, as well as exhibitors and lightning talks from across the robotics ecosystem.

Tehahenteh (Franklin W. Miller) will use an understanding of the Kanienkeha’:ka (Mohawk) language, breaking apart each word to teach the Creation story.

Are you interested in pursuing a Master’s or PhD and want to learn more about the Engineering Graduate programs offered at Waterloo? Register to join us on Wednesday, June 5 from 2:00-5:00 p.m. for our in-person Graduate Studies Fair to have all of your questions answered by faculty members, current grad students and admission experts from each department! 

Innovations in technology have advanced every aspect of our human lives — often with engineers at the helm. One such example is the intersection of health care and technology, as showcased by the University of Waterloo’s Global Futures framework which highlights the importance of health tech in our future world.

There are many urgent and exciting opportunities for engineers to step in and help redesign health care systems, innovate solutions and develop new ways of solving problems for the good of society.

Join this live event in Toronto with a panel of engineers, researchers and health tech entrepreneurs who will discuss how — in our rapidly changing world, challenged by rising costs and lack of access — engineering can help advance health care through technology.

The conversation will focus on how engineers can work towards solutions for optimal health care, showcase innovative research, discuss strategies for retaining health tech startups in Canada, identify challenges, explore opportunities and propose actionable solutions to foster an innovative and thriving health tech ecosystem in the country. 

As part of the Water Institute's Webinar Series: The Value of Water in Canada, Kurt Kornelsen, Director, Environment and Climate Change, Ontario Power Generation, presents: Value interactions between water and hydropower in Ontario Power Generation.

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Dr. Belinda Sturm, Director Kansas NSF EPSCoR, Professor and Ross McKinney Faculty Fellow, University of Kansas, Kansas, US, will present: Wastewater process intensification: Using biological process design to increase the hydraulic and treatment capacity of a municipal wastewater treatment plant.